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Teaching in ChristChurch

…………….. to train
Christians in skilled servant work, working within Christ's body,
the church, until we're all moving rhythmically and easily with
each other, efficient and graceful in response to God's Son, fully
mature adults, fully developed within and without, fully alive like
Christ.
Eph. 4:12-13 (MsgB)

It has never been our ambition in ChristChurch to seek a
reputation as a 'teaching church' - but rather to
be a 'learning church' where lives are transformed
by God's Spirit as He speaks to us individually, and as a church,
through His declared Word. Lives that are made new, and
characters that are conformed to the image of Christ, and in turn
impact upon family, friends, and community.

We have over the years been well served by gifted teachers within
our membership, as well as many visiting from other churches, and
we have been brought along a journey of understanding and growth
together. The ChristChurch archives make fascinating reading,
and listening, as do the lives of those who have been on that
journey.

However to realistically address the particular and peculiar needs
we face at present, and into the immediate future, we believe that
there needs to be coherence and consistency in the teaching, with
continuity, clarity and focus in its application - right into the
heart of ChristChurch. Our approach to the core
teaching ministry has become more deliberate.

We have therefore called a small number of members of ChristChurch
to work as a team and together to study and teach God's message for
ChristChurch. This team is guided in their programme
and emphasis by the Elders and supported by other members in
resourcing and delivering this message to us. We believe this
team approach to be right for the next stage in our development as
a living, growing, testimony to the gospel.

We want to encourage all our members, and visitors, to explore
God's Word in ever more depth, from whatever starting point they
are at, and be exposed to the transforming, cleansing and
refreshing of God's Spirit active through scripture. We
encourage bible studies arising from a Sunday morning, we arrange
seminars on related topics, suggest reading material, articles and
web pages - whatever is available to satisfy our need and appetite
for learning more about our God and responding in ways that will
make a difference in our community, both church and
neighbourhood.

There is no substitute for hearing and obeying God's Word declared
to us in ChristChurch.

We believe that we should not only be ready, but hungry, for a
raised awareness and experience of God in our lives and our church,
and our community …so …

…… roll up your sleeves, put
your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that's
coming when Jesus arrives. Don't lazily slip back into those old
grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn't
know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let
yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God's life, a
life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, "I am
holy; you be holy."
1 Peter 1:13-16 (MsgB)